My first response- good riddance
My second response - not surprising you bail given that you have concluded that the Communist Party will wax your behinds in 2018 election
My third response - then now is the time to drop all the ordnance and actually enact everything you and your pansy cohort promised us you would do, regardless of the electoral cost. If you are going to get pasted, at least go down with a bang, not a whimper.
It is worth positing that the Commies probably understood that ObamaCare would lead to a short-term electoral slaughter (soon to be overcome IMHO with them taking both the House and Senate in ‘18), but they figured it was worth it to achieve the fundamental subjugation of the populace. Just my two cents.
“The GOP governs only enough to win elections, which is their ultimate goal. The Commies win elections in order to govern ruthlessly, which is their ultimate goal.”
Ryan is getting ready to go maverick, IMO. Amnesty, “entitlement reform”, raising taxes on veterans, etc. Not running again simplifies his calculations.